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Differentiating neck masses from other Diseases

Differential diagnosis of neck masses include:

Diseases	Etiology	Benign	Malignant	Clinical manifestation									Paraclinical findings			Gold standard diagnosis	Associated findings
				Demography	History	Symptoms			Signs				Lab findings	Histopathology	Imaging
						Mass	Mastalgia	Nipple discharge	Breast exam	Skin changes	LAP	Others
Breast cyst		+
Fibrocystic change		+
Galactocele		+
Cysts of montgomery		+
Hemangioma		+
Breast abscess		+
Mastitis	Inflammation Infection	+
Diseases	Etiology	Benign	Malignant	Demography	History	Mass	Pain	Nipple discharge	Breast exam	Skin changes	LAP	Others	Lab findings	Histopathology	Imaging	Gold standard diagnosis	Associated findings
Breast carcinoma			+		Positive family history
Ductal carcinoma in situ			+
Microinvasive breast cancer			+
Breast sarcoma			+
Paget disease			+
Phyllodes tumor			+
Lymphoma			+
Metastasis			+
Duct ectasia		+
Intraductal papilloma		+
Lipoma		+
Diseases	Etiology	Benign	Malignant	Demography	History	Mass	Pain	Nipple discharge	Breast exam	Skin changes	LAP	Others	Lab findings	Histopathology	Imaging	Gold standard diagnosis	Associated findings
Neurofibroma		+
Pregnancy		+
Gynecomastia		+
Premenstrual syndrome		+
Breast trauma		+
Fat necrosis		+
Drugs		+
Diseases	Etiology	Benign	Malignant	Demography	History	Mass	Pain	Nipple discharge	Breast exam	Skin changes	LAP	Others	Lab findings	Histopathology	Imaging	Gold standard diagnosis	Associated findings